Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Ward Manager

The closing date is 17 November 2025

Job summary

Are you passionate about acute mental health services? Are you looking to develop your career within a mental health inpatient setting?

We require a Band 7 RMN or RNLD to work alongside our dedicated Multi-Disciplinary team who provide care and support to our inpatients.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be a key part of the Campbell Centre Senior Leadership Team. We require a dynamic, compassionate leader who can ensure high standards of care and effective management of acute services, with an emphasis on safety and flow whilst ensuring good outcomes for our patients.

The successful candidate must be available to work shifts as well as core office hours as the role will involve at least 1 day per week working in the clinical numbers.

We will ensure that supervision and continuing development reviews are provided and that your PDP needs are supported in line with service development.

The Campbell Centre is passionate about career progression, we will support you to attain the skills, knowledge and experience to move forward in your career with us.

About us

We are passionate about delivering first-class patient-centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the patients own home. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Providing top quality care depends on our ability to employ the best people.

We are always looking to recruit outstanding people who will go the extra mile to support our patients, colleagues, teams and the Trust. With every new employee we are hoping to find our future leaders and well support our staff by providing opportunities to develop your career. With a diverse culture and equally diverse range of opportunities across mental health, community services, addictions, eating disorders, learning disabilities and more whatever stage of your career you're at, there's always a place for you at CNWL.

The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.

Details

Date posted

03 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum( pro rata p/t)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

333-D-MK-MH-1283

Job locations

Campbell Centre

Hospital Campus, Standing Way, Eaglestone

Milton Keynes

MK6 5NG


Job description

Job responsibilities

Ensure the day to day management of the multi-disciplinary team, with responsibility for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care.

The Senior Practitioner/Ward Manager will ensure a quality and efficient service operates within the ward whereby high standards of nursing care and statutory requirements are adhered to.

Take a lead role in clinical and multi-disciplinary team meetings, supporting and guiding junior staff, ensuring that all contributions are recognised.

The post holder will be responsible via the ward staff for the completion of all documentation, planning of care, provision of care, for all patients.

The postholder will be part of the Duty Senior Nurse roster and will undertake the role of Duty Senior Nurse one day per week and have the responsibility for liaising with internal and external agencies.

If you would like to come and visit us or discuss the advert further, please contact Matron Gemma Levins on gemma.levins@nhs.net

Job description

Job responsibilities

Ensure the day to day management of the multi-disciplinary team, with responsibility for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care.

The Senior Practitioner/Ward Manager will ensure a quality and efficient service operates within the ward whereby high standards of nursing care and statutory requirements are adhered to.

Take a lead role in clinical and multi-disciplinary team meetings, supporting and guiding junior staff, ensuring that all contributions are recognised.

The post holder will be responsible via the ward staff for the completion of all documentation, planning of care, provision of care, for all patients.

The postholder will be part of the Duty Senior Nurse roster and will undertake the role of Duty Senior Nurse one day per week and have the responsibility for liaising with internal and external agencies.

If you would like to come and visit us or discuss the advert further, please contact Matron Gemma Levins on gemma.levins@nhs.net

Person Specification

Skills and knowledge

Essential

  • Mental health qualification
  • Registered Nurse with the NMC/HCPC
  • Significant demonstrable post qualified experience in mental health

Desirable

  • Practice teaching award

Experience

Essential

  • Ability to analyse, summarise and write/ record relevant information clearly and concisely so that it is easily understood by users and colleagues
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Good IT skills and ability to use range of complex systems to support care delivery and resource allocation
  • With appropriate experience able to supervise staff
Person Specification

Skills and knowledge

Essential

  • Mental health qualification
  • Registered Nurse with the NMC/HCPC
  • Significant demonstrable post qualified experience in mental health

Desirable

  • Practice teaching award

Experience

Essential

  • Ability to analyse, summarise and write/ record relevant information clearly and concisely so that it is easily understood by users and colleagues
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Good IT skills and ability to use range of complex systems to support care delivery and resource allocation
  • With appropriate experience able to supervise staff

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Campbell Centre

Hospital Campus, Standing Way, Eaglestone

Milton Keynes

MK6 5NG


Employer's website

https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Campbell Centre

Hospital Campus, Standing Way, Eaglestone

Milton Keynes

MK6 5NG


Employer's website

https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Matron

Gemma Levins

gemma.levins@nhs.net

01908724645

Details

Date posted

03 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum( pro rata p/t)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

333-D-MK-MH-1283

Job locations

Campbell Centre

Hospital Campus, Standing Way, Eaglestone

Milton Keynes

MK6 5NG


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